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• Anna Ida Vandooren, Hoelbeek-Bilzen († 1809)
• Albertje Nijland, Rolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1857)
• Anna van Amelsfoort, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1852)
• Adriana Vuijsters, Gameren, Zaltbommel,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1814)
• Christina Aleida Klumper(s), Groenlo
• Bartelt, Baflo
• Anna Gertrude Leemans, Gelinden, België († 1846)
• Anna Maria Graat, Rijkevoort, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1846)
• Anna Sofia Sørensdatter, Skårvågen, Bø i Vesterålen, Nordland, Norge († 1876)
• ANNA CATHERINA LOOTS, Retie

• Gertrudis van Zwolgen (50), Alphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• JAN CORNELISZ POPPE (94), Oostkapelle
• Charles Fleming (102)
• Geertuida van Swolgen (50), Alphen
• Carter Henry Harrison Sr (63), Cumberland, Virginia
• Gertruda Maria Slosser (1), Amsterdam
• Cornelis Kerstens (68), Groot Zundert
• Arent van Ekelenburg (0), Oud Beijerland
• Geertruij Eradus (75), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaentje Jillisdr Kolf (57), middelharnis (goeree overflakkee)

• 1747 » Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician († 1807)
• 1753 » Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden († 1829)
• 1765 » Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician († 1831)
• 1789 » John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician († 1874)
• 1789 » William John Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist († 1855)
• 1807 » Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist († 1858)
• 1818 » John Henninger Reagan, American judge and politician, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury († 1905)
• 1834 » Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer († 1905)
• 1838 » John Hay, American diplomat, private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, 37th United States Secretary of State († 1905)
• 1845 » Salomon Kalischer, German pianist, composer, and physicist († 1924)

• 1735 » Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
• 1754 » Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (b. 1707)
• 1772 » Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (b. 1711)
• 1793 » John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1737)
• 1795 » Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (b. 1725)
• 1802 » Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (b. 1758)
• 1804 » Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1777)
• 1809 » James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (b. 1721)
• 1821 » Juan O'Donojú, last Spanish ruler of Mexico (b. 1762)
• 1834 » François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b. 1775)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Joannes
8. Gerrit
9. Jacob
10. Petrus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Klaas
14. John
15. Leendert
16. Adrianus

1. Maria
2. Anna
3. Johanna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Trijntje
7. Catharina
8. Grietje
9. Neeltje
10. Aaltje
11. Joanna
12. Adriana
13. Marie
14. Jannetje
15. Antje
16. Elizabeth

• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• June 24 » The French Constitution of 1793 is formally adopted, although it is effectively suspended by the Committee of Public Safety.
• July 23 » Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
• October 12 » The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• October 16 » French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette is executed.
• October 16 » War of the First Coalition: French victory at the Battle of Wattignies forces Austria to raise the siege of Maubeuge.
• November 10 » A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.

The temperature on October 8, 1793 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.